Review: Pek Supremo Wine Steward — Preserve Your Wine, One Shot Of Argon At a Time

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Review: Pek Supremo Wine Steward — Preserve Your Wine, One Shot Of Argon At a Time

Oxygen. In humans it helps carry out essential life functions. But for wine, O2 exposure will ruin flavor and freshness. The Pek Supremo Wine Steward is a thermos sized implement that squirts heavier-than-air Argon gas into half consumed bottles of wine, effectively putting a noble gas blanket on top of the beverage and cutting off any contact with oxygen. One night we found ourselves too, uh, rosy cheeked to finish a delicious bottle of Pinot Noir. One quick shot from the Steward and we corked the Pinot up and put it away. When we finally opened it for a taste test a fortnight later, the wine hadn't lost a single hint of its distinctive mellow flavor. But that's not all this iron-maiden does. In addition to keeping wine as fresh as the moment you opened it for up to two weeks, it also can store a bottle of wine at the proper cellar temperature for the particular varietal. I wanted to have a lovely Pinot Grigio with dinner but accidentally left it on the counter overnight. I lowered the bottle in the Pek, pushed the quick chill button, and 15 minutes later it was cooled to the perfect temperature. A toast to technology! —Michael S. Lasky

WIRED All-in-one wine preservation system, chiller, and storage device can keep an opened bottle of wine fresh for weeks as well as keep a bottle at the right cellar temperature. Removable top let’s you preserve oversize bottles.

TIRED Champagne and tall bottles can only be preserved, not stored or chilled in the unit. Argon gas refills cost about $3 each and are hard to find in meatspace.